Orion: Trial By Fire
AdultsSpaceTechnologyScienceOrion will be launching into space for the first time in December 2014. It can take astronauts to asteroid or even onto Mars.
Facebook Will Use Drones and Lasers to 'Beam' Internet to the World
AdultsInternet CultureTechnologyWorld...After announcing Internet.org last year, an initiative to improve Internet access across the globe, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the Connectivity Lab, a new team of scientists that has been working on the ambitious project. He said that the Connectivity Lab would develop "new platforms for connectivity on the ground, in the air and in orbit," according to a post on Internet.org on Thursday. How are they going to do it?
Chris Hadfield: What I learned from going blind in space
AdultsLifeSpaceScienceThere's an astronaut saying: In space, "there is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse." So how do you deal with the complexity, the sheer pressure, of dealing with dangerous and scary situations? Retired colonel Chris Hadfield paints a vivid portrait of how to be prepared for the worst in space (and life) -- and it starts with walking into a spider's web. Watch for a special space-y performance.
Google Announces "Project Tango"
AdultsSoftware EngineeringTechnologyArtificial Intelligence...Project Tango is an exploration into giving mobile devices a human-scale understanding of space and motion. So cool!
Astronaut Chris Hadfield and Chef Traci Des Jardins Make a Space Burrito
AdultsFoodSpaceCookingKeeping in mind the challenge of mixing food ingredients in micro-gravity, chef Traci Des Jardins concocts a recipe for spicing up astronaut Chris Hadfield's meals on board the International Space Station. Commander Hadfield also shares with Jamie and Adam the foods he misses most after spending six months in space.
Space Oddity - Chris Hadfield performs onboard ISS with Larrivee Parlor
AdultsMusicSpaceEntertainmentInternational Space Station Commander, Chris Hadfield, performs a revised version of David Bowies Space Oddity. Seen in this video is the Larrivee Parlor guitar that has found it's home on the ISS for the last decade. Chris has used this Parlor, the first acoustic guitar in space, to write and record the first musical recordings in space. Here at Larrivee we refer to Chris as "The Space Cowboy".
Escaping Earth with Morgan Freeman
AdultsSpaceTVEntertainment...An intergalactic space voyage narrated by the smoothest voice on planet Earth.
Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall from 128k'
AdultsSpaceSportsTechnology...After flying to an altitude of 39,045 meters (128,100 feet) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airplane.
Space Shuttle Endeavour flys over Los Angeles
AdultsCitiesTransportationSpace...The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Endeavour flew over the Los Angeles area on September 21, 2012. It flew directly over Malibu, Dodger Stadium, California Science Center, the Los Angeles Colosseum, downtown Los Angeles, and the Hollywood Sign before landing at Los Angeles International Airport at 12:51 pm PT.
Breathtaking! - Mars Curiosity Descent
AdultsSpaceTechnologyScienceUltra-resolution, smooth-motion, detail-enhanced, color-corrected, interpolated from the original 4 frames per second to 30 frames per second. This video plays real-time at the speed that Curiosity descended to the surface of Mars on August 6, 2012. I think it's wonderful that everyone on Earth has a chance to see this amazing footage from Mars :)
Incredible Video from the International Space Station at Night
AdultsSpaceWorldPhotography...Every frame in this video is a photograph taken from the International Space Station. All credit goes to the crews on board the ISS.